It always seems like a great idea to purchase souvenirs on your trip . . . until you're home and realize the mementos are just clutter.
If you're the sentimental traveler, you may be trying to find a way to keep your trip memories alive in your home. It takes some work to turn travel knickknacks into art, but we've found a couple of organization ideas any globe-trotter would be inspired by.
Another day, another story about the royal wedding. This time it's about how we'll remember the wedding of the decade after it's over (and how people will make money off it). Traditionally, royal-inspired tacky souvenirs are officially forbidden, but Prince William has graciously allowed people to honor him and Miss Catherine Middleton. There are guidelines, however, which start by decreeing that everything must be made in "good taste." Here are some more rules:
I'm adding a Wills and Kate apron to my holiday wish list. Who's with me? Anyone?
Yes, it's exactly what you think. And, no, I don't know what you do with thimbles. Wikipedia says a thimble is a "small, hard-pitted cup worn for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing." So that means instead of pricking your finger, you stab Kate Middleton's face!
But don't let me tell you why to buy this set, listen to its seller on eBay:
I have up for grabs an ultra rare set of bone china thimbles depicting Kate Middleton which appeared in the Daily Telegraph in 2008. I purchased the set at the time but I think they were discontinued when the article appeared in the UK and Worldwide. 5 thimbles in all with 4 different pictures (one has the same design). Quite crudely printed but never the less great collectible items as they [sic] won't be others like these.
Price right now is 5.50 pounds sterling ($8.84), so submit your bid today!
Flickr is a dreamland — but while you get to be exposed to a wide variety of photography, amateur and professional, it's overwhelming and sometimes difficult to find new streams that move you. That is, until you find something like photographer Michael Hughes's set of images, called souvenirs.
Hughes's cheeky photos consist of images where he holds the miniature version of a landmark up to the actual landmark that inspired it, like the Eiffel Tower or the Brandenburg Gate.
I'm not usually amped up to take a ton of photos of an iconic monument, but Hughes's work encourages me to see the "same old things" with different eyes — or lens, ahem. Check out the whole set and see if you don't get the same feeling!
